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Slavery arrived in North America from the colonists of the 17th and 18th centuries, with over 650,000 Africans imported during the more than 250 years, which was legal. The British colony of Georgia banned slavery from 1735 to 1750, even though it still stayed in the other twelve colonies. After the American Revolution, northern states passed laws, and a divide between the south and north grew as the South became committed to slavery. The number of slaves compared to the number of free blacks varied greatly.

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The three-fifth compromise was a compromise that would make enslaved people be counted in the population totals for representation- three- fifths of the total enslaved population per state, would be counted. The three-fifth compromise would contribute to the start of the civil war by bringing states to start to ratify the constitution and continue debates about slavery, representation, and laws.

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The fugitive slave clause provided for the return of escaped salves in the north back to the south. The clause would push citizens to decide a side on slavery, causing tensions between the north and south.

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The westward expansion began with the idea that it was America's destiny to move west and expand into unsettled territories (Manifest Destiny). This first started with the Louisiana purchase and was filed by the high population in the East, people being in search of new opportunities, and the desire to spread religious beliefs. The Westward expansion would help lead to the civil war over whether new states would be free or not.

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The Slave Insurrection Clause made executives to have  the power and duty to suppress all "riots or insurrections" in the interest of maintaining law and order. This added more tensions between the north and the south by not allowing people to express their views especially on slavery.

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The importation Clause made it for Congress to not be able to ban the trans-Atlantic slave trade for twenty years and permitted the migration and importation of people into the United States. The importation Clause would lead to the civil war by adding more to the issue of slavery, but also slowly trying to end the importation of slaves.

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The Missouri Compromise would add Missouri to the union as a slave state and Maine would become a free state to keep the union equal between slave and free states. There would also be a line drawn across the Louisiana purchase, below the Missouri territory. New states below the line would allow slavery and states above the line would not. This made it easier for the debate relating to which states will be free or not.

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Nat Turner started an uprising that would spread through several plantations.  Turner and enslaved people killed several white people.  Militia infantry and artillery suppressed the rebellion after two days.  Fifty-five slaves, including Turner, were tried and executed for their crimes.  Nearly two hundred more were lynched.  Although small-uprisings were common in the South, Nat Turner’s rebellion was the biggest.

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The Wilmot Proviso was a piece of legislation proposed by David Wilmot at the end of the Mexican War.  If passed, the Proviso would have outlawed slavery in territory acquired by the United States as a result of the war, which included most of the Southwest and extended all the way to California. Wilmot spent two years fighting for his plan.   All attempts failed. The intensity of the debate surrounding the Proviso prompted was a very important discussion.

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As the Mexican War ended, America was handed over the western territories. This was a problem because as these new territories would be added to the union the question of would the new states be free or not raised. To deal with this Congress passed the Compromise of 1850.

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The Compromise of 1850 had benefits for both the North and the South. For the North, California would be added to the union as a free state and the slave trade in Washington D.C. would end. The Compromise of 1850 helped settle the disagreement of slavery in the States.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. He was an activist who wrote books to protest and expressed the terrors of slavery and enslavement. This book impacted the way Northerners views slavery and black activism.

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Bleeding Kanas describes a time period where there where a repeated time of violent outbreak between pro-slavery and anti- slavery communities after the creation of the new territory of Kansas. Bleeding Kanas added more tension between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces and created a violent feelings between the two groups.

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1857 Dred Scott Loses His Case to Be Free

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1857 Dred Scott Loses His Case to Be Free

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Dred Scott lost his case that argued that he should be free because he had been held as an enslaved person while living in a free state. The Supreme Court ruled that his petition could not be seen because he did not hold any property. They said that even though he was brought to the free state by his "owner, he was still a slave because he was still a slaveowners property. This increased the North's effort to stop enslavement.

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1858  Kansas Voters Reject the Lecompton Constitution

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1858  Kansas Voters Reject the Lecompton Constitution

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When the Kansas-Nebraska Act passed, Kansas was allowed to pick whether it would be a free or slave state. The Lecompton Constitution was created, to let Kansas be an enslaved state. Pro-slavery was supported by President James Buchanan, who attempted to push the Constitution through the U.S. Congress for acceptance. However, there was enough opposition that it was sent back to Kansas for a vote. Even though it delayed statehood, Kansas voters rejected the Constitution and became a free state.

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Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debated seven times for the position of Senator of Illinois. The debates were mostly on the divide between pro-slavery and anti-slavery and both candidates presented fierce positions on the subject. Douglas would go on to win the spot from Senator.

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John Brown was an activist who had been involved in anti-enslavement violence in Kansas. He led a group of 17 to raid an arsenal located in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. He was trying to start an uprising led by enslaved people using captured weapons. However, after capturing several buildings, Brown and his men were surrounded and eventually killed or captured by troops and were tried and hanged for treason. This added the anger from Black Activism.

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With the election of Abraham Lincoln, South Carolina followed by six other states seceded from the Union. Even though he express neutral views on the idea of slavery, South Carolina had warned it would secede if he won. Lincoln agreed with the Republican Party that the South was becoming too powerful and decided that enslavement would not be extended to any new territories or states added to the Union.

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South Carolina backed away from the union, starting the secession of the South. The Election of Abraham Lincoln adds to the issue causing more states to secede. Making America divided.

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The Battle of Fort Sumter was the bombardment of Fort Sumter by the South Carolina militia. It ended when the United States Army surrendered, and starting the American Civil War.